USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Martin Van Buren was the eighth President of the United States (1837-1841), after serving as the eighth Vice President and the tenth Secretary of State, both under President Andrew Jackson.

Detailed explanation-2: -Read a brief summary of this topic Martin Van Buren, (born December 5, 1782, Kinderhook, New York, U.S.-died July 24, 1862, Kinderhook), eighth president of the United States (1837–41) and one of the founders of the Democratic Party.

Detailed explanation-3: -He died of asthma at his home in Kinderhook, New York, on Thursday, July 24, 1862, aged 79. In historical rankings, historians and political scientists often rank Van Buren as an average or below-average U.S. president, due to his handling of the Panic of 1837.

Detailed explanation-4: -Martin Van Buren (December 5, 1782 – July 24, 1862) was the eighth president of the United States. He was the first president born after the United States Declaration of Independence, making him the first president who was born as a U.S. citizen after 1776. Van Buren was born in Kinderhook, New York, in 1782.

Detailed explanation-5: -A member of the Democratic Party, Van Buren’s presidency ended following his defeat by Whig candidate William Henry Harrison in the 1840 presidential election. The central issue facing President Van Buren was the Panic of 1837, a sustained economic downturn that began just weeks into his presidency.